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Autor: Luis Montiel Editorial: Ediciones Antígona, S. L. ISBN: 9788410060364 Sinopsis  : En este cautivador ensayo, las conversaciones que el autor ha mantenido a lo largo de los años con antiguos alumnos de distintas generaciones se convierten en hilo conductor de sus pensamientos. Luis Montiel teje, así, una narrativa que da cuenta de su profundo aprendizaje sobre la finitud a traves de lecturas de procedencia muy diversa realizadas en diferentes etapas de su vida, una vida en la que la dedicación profesional a la enseñanza y la necesidad íntima han propiciado un largo y fecundo recorrido por el pensamiento occidental que arranca con la prosa filosófica de Thomas Mann y otros autores rigurosamente contemporáneos, transita morosamente por la Naturphilosophie romántica y recibe el injerto de la psicología imaginal de James Hillman, para remontarse hasta el origen: el pensamiento presocrático. Este viaje intelectual no es solo un examen del pensamiento occidental, sino tambien u...

As the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence drives increased interest in the founding of the United States, this conference, co-hosted by the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum and the Science History Institute aims to widen the scope of such conversations. Inspired in part by the APS’s 2025 exhibition,  Philadelphia: The Revolutionary City  and “America’s Scientific Revolutionaries,” a multiyear project funded by the Lounsbery Foundation we invite proposals from scholars from all disciplines whose research illuminates the intersections of science and society in the Atlantic World between 1764 and 1804. Potential topics include (but are not limited to): Everyday scientific practices, especially those that shed light on less prominent individuals and their networks, Social aspects of scientific societies; Impacts of disease on society; Timely innovations in sciences like astronomy, anatomy, electricity, evolution, botany, and others; ...

Cross Disciplinary, International Conference “Climate, Environment, Psyche and History” Location Oct 17-18, Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids, Michigan Organization Jason Crouthamel (Grand Valley State University) and Peter Leese (University of Copenhagen) Abstract Goals This conference aims to foster interdisciplinary conversations between the humanities (history, literature, philosophy), social sciences, geography, culture studies, health sciences and other fields dealing with a variety of themes related to human encounters with natural and human-made catastrophes. We want to explore the different ways in which scholars approach how individuals and societies experience environmental trauma, as well as the varieties of traumatic experiences with material environments.  This can include the effects of climate-induced stress on human health, the impact of pathogens (pandemics and other medical disasters), the consequences of environmental degradation (pollution, d...

Subject Fields Diplomacy and International Relations ,  Political Science ,  Public Policy We invite proposals for chapters from both practitioners and academia. We welcome original, unpublished contributions that engage with, but are not limited to, the following themes and topics: 1.Theoretical Foundations of Cyber Statecraft Cyber statecraft and its role in international relations. Cybersecurity as a dimension of national power. Power projection in cyberspace. The intersection of cyber capabilities and traditional statecraft. Implications for cyber statecraft of dual-use technologies. Cyber statecraft in the context of emerging technologies (quantum computing, AI, advanced cryptographic systems, etc. 2. Cybersecurity and International Security The role of cyber operations in hybrid and asymmetric conflicts. Cyber warfare and deterrence strategies. Role of cyber capabilities in cognitive warfare. Cyber defence policies and national cybersecurity strategies. Cybersecurity all...

Significance of Race and Place: Historical Examination of Equity & Belonging in Nursing & Healthcare The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) invites abstract submissions for the 42nd Annual Nursing and Healthcare History conference, to be held in Wilmington, NC from October 16-18, 2025. The AAHN is offering three separate abstract tracks: (1) original research; (2) teaching nursing and healthcare history; or (3) thematic proposals. While we encourage the submission of research & educational innovations that examine the historical significance of race and/or place for nursing or healthcare practice, education, and/or policy which align with our conference theme, as always, we are happy to receive abstracts on any aspect of nursing and healthcare history.   Submissions should match the criteria in one of the three abstract tracks and, where applicable, must indicate the preferred presentation option, either poster, podium, or panel presentation. Th...

This is the second call for abstracts for the upcoming meeting of the Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy (SSHAP), to take place July 23-26 at the University of Jena. Abstracts of 500-1000 words are invited for submission by February 14, 2025. Please see below (or the SSHAP website) for full submission instructions. The conference website is now also live: https://www.philosophie.uni-jena.de/2805/tagung-sshap-2025

A special issue of the journal Healthcare is currently being prepared, addressing the topic of time in chronic illnesses, as assessed and/or treated through new technologies (XR, AI, computational tools for lived experience quantification). Here's the CfP:  https://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare/special_issues/VR1GE758BW   The deadline for manuscript submission is 31 October 2025. Contributions are welcome.